Diane ArbusDiane Arbus was a distinctive American photographer, widely known for her black and white images of people such as dwarves and giants, mentally retarded people, triplets, transvestites and nudists. She traveled the city, photographing those who lived on the margins of society. She was fascinated by people who clearly created their own identity. Diane Arbus was born Diane Nemerov to a wealthy Jewish family in New York on March 14, 1923. She was the second of three children, between her older brother Howard Nemerov, an award-winning poet, and her younger sister Renee Sparkia, who became a sculptor and designer. His father, David Nemerov, was a very successful businessman. He married Gertrude Russek, whose family founded the Russek's Fur store which later became Russek's of Fifth Avenue under David's management. At the age of fourteen, Diane met nineteen-year-old Allan Arbus, who worked in the art department at Russek. They became deeply involved and fell in love. Although her parents did not approve of their affair, Diane and Allan continued to meet in secret for the next four to five years. Shortly after Diane turned 18, they were married by a rabbi on April 10, 1941. Faced with reality, her parents gave their blessing to the marriage. They were married for twenty-eight years and had two children, Doon and Amy Arbus. Even though Diane and Allan separated after nineteen years, Allan continued to be an emotional support in her life. It was Allan who introduced Diane to photography, when her father gave the couple their first job taking advertising photographs for his store. Allan always encouraged Diane to take her own photos and be creative, but she grew to hate the world of fashion photography and started... middle of paper ...... National Park, 1962 , Female Impersonators' Locker Room, NYC 1958 and Identical Twins, Roselle, NJ, 1967. Arbus tried to make a living from magazines while following her style and interests, and was successful to some extent. However, she suffered from depression, her need for money in her job and committed suicide in her apartment on July 26, 1971. In conclusion, although Arbus received a lot of public attention and criticism for her exploitation, she changed his way of doing things. the world has seen photographs. She created a unique representation of the city with her unusual images, showing the world how crazy and beautiful New Yorkers were in the 1950s and 1960s. /arbus-reconsidered.htmlhttp://www.biography.com/ people/diane-arbus-9187461Http://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biograpy/arbus.html